National Judicial Reporting Program, 1994 (ICPSR 6855)

This data collection tabulates the number of persons
convicted of felonies in state courts and describes their
sentences. Data were collected from state courts and state prosecutors
in 100 counties of the United States. The collection contains
sociodemographic information such as age, race, and sex of the
felon. Types of offenses committed include homicide, rape, and
robbery. Adjudication variables referring to the process between
arrest and sentencing are also a part of this dataset. Data can b... (more info)

This data collection tabulates the number of persons
convicted of felonies in state courts and describes their
sentences. Data were collected from state courts and state prosecutors
in 100 counties of the United States. The collection contains
sociodemographic information such as age, race, and sex of the
felon. Types of offenses committed include homicide, rape, and
robbery. Adjudication variables referring to the process between
arrest and sentencing are also a part of this dataset. Data can be
analyzed at the national level or by individual counties.

Access to these data is restricted. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete a Restricted Data Use Agreement, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research.

Dataset(s)

Study Description

Citation

United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. National Judicial Reporting Program, 1994. ICPSR06855-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2000. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06855.v2

The data were compiled by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

Methodology

Sample:
A two-stage stratified cluster sampling design was
employed. At the first stage, 300 counties were selected from the
3,109 total counties in the nation. At the second stage, a systematic
sample of felons sentenced for murder/nonnegligent manslaughter, rape,
robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, felony larceny/motor vehicle
theft, drug trafficking, and other offenses were selected from each
county's official records.

Data Source:

official court records

Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of
disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major
statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to
these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

Performed consistency checks.

Standardized missing values.

Performed recodes and/or calculated derived variables.

Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:1997-07-18

Version History:

2012-11-06 All parts are being moved to restricted access and will be available only using the restricted access procedures.

2005-11-04 On 2005-03-14 new files were added to one
or more datasets. These files included additional setup files as well
as one or more of the following: SAS program, SAS transport, SPSS portable,
and Stata system files. The metadata record was revised 2005-11-04 to
reflect these additions.

2000-12-14 An errata page supplied by the principal
investigator in reference to erroneous data for Dade County, FL, has
been added to the codebook.